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AFRICA: Rice is nice but not for long25 March 2010
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The organizers of a week-long African Rice Congress in Bamako, capital of Mali, say African countries can decrease hunger and save millions of dollars if they wean themselves off rice imports and increase local production, but experts favour a "drastic" move away from rice to native grains. http://www.irinnews.org/Report/88564/AFRICA-Rice-is-nice-but-not-for-long

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Preparing for the worst1 March 2010
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When a crisis strikes, access to antiretroviral (ARV) drugs can be among the first casualties, particularly in countries where many people are on treatment. http://www.irinnews.org/Report/88272/SOUTHERN-AFRICA-Preparing-for-the-worst

AFRICA: Finding the food crops of the future24 February 2010
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Temperatures seem set to soar to perilously high levels because of climate change. In another 40 years, would maize still be the staple food in Kenya, already hit by five failed rainy seasons? If not, what could people grow and eat? And if you could grow maize, how much water and fertilizer would it need? http://www.irinnews.org/Report/88225/AFRICA-Finding-the-food-crops-of-the-future

In Brief: How to end natural resource-fuelled conflict?1 February 2010
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The international community should draw up a comprehensive strategy to tackle conflicts fuelled by natural resources especially in fragile African states, US campaign group Global Witness says.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/87949/In-Brief-How-to-end-natural-resource-fuelled-conflict

AFRICA: Rotavirus data must propel immunization - experts27 January 2010
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Health experts hope the release of data showing the success of rotavirus vaccine will help compel policymakers to ensure all children will be immunized.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/87899/AFRICA-Rotavirus-data-must-propel-immunization-experts

AFRICA: Crackdowns on gays make the closet safer 19 January 2010
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More than two-thirds of African countries have laws criminalizing homosexual acts, and despite accounting for a significant percentage of new infections in many countries, men who have sex with men tend to be left out of the HIV response. http://www.irinnews.org/Report/87793/AFRICA-Crackdowns-on-gays-make-the-closet-safer

AFRICA: Vaccination key to stemming rotavirus, say experts 8 December 2009
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African health experts are calling on governments to vaccinate all children against rotavirus, to end an “unacceptable” yet preventable situation in which the virus kills some 1,400 children in developing countries daily.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/87363/AFRICA-Vaccination-key-to-stemming-rotavirus-say-experts

GLOBAL: Mine Ban Treaty has "profound humanitarian impact" 1 December 2009
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It has taken just 10 years, but the effects of the Mine Ban Treaty (MBT) have brought about a sea change in the use of antipersonnel mines, ensuring that the use of these bombs is becoming increasingly rare, and even offering the hope that these indiscriminate weapons will one day be consigned to the dustbin of history. http://www.irinnews.org/Report/87277/GLOBAL-Mine-Ban-Treaty-has-profound-humanitarian-impact

ANGOLA: HIV-positive couple live happily ever after30 November 2009
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The story of Epalanga, a poor farm boy, and his love for Belita, the daughter of a prosperous village merchant, captured the hearts of Angolans when the national broadcaster started airing the soap opera, "Camatondo", in 2004.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/87260/ANGOLA-HIV-positive-couple-live-happily-ever-after